Prevalence Of Different Protozoan Parasites In Patients Visiting At ICDDR'B Hospital, Dhaka

Authors

  • Shahela Alam Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000,
  • Hamida Khanum Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000,
  • Rimi Farhana Zaman Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000,
  • Rashidul Haque ICDDR?B (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh) Mohakhali, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v39i1.16040

Keywords:

ICDDR’B, Hospital, Gastro intestinal parasites, Outdoor patients,

Abstract

Gastrointestinal protozoan parasites are important cause of diarrhoeal illness in Bangladesh. The present study was conducted to observe the prevalence of different human gastrointestinal parasites in patients visiting a Hospital in Dhaka. Several classical techniques were employed to diagnose the causal agents which include E. histolytica, G. intestinalis, Cryptosporidium sp. and A. lumbricoides etc. A total of 540 samples from outdoor patients of ICDDRB Hospital at Dhaka was examined where different protozoan parasites including E. histolytica (1.11%), G. intestinalis (0.37%), and Cryptosporidium sp. (4.44%) were detected. Several diagnostic tools were employed that include ELISA, acid fast staining and trichrome staining techniques. Age and sex-specific susceptibility and seasonal incidence pattern were also assessed.

J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 39(1): 117-123, June 2013

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v39i1.16040

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Published

2013-08-01

How to Cite

Alam, S., Khanum, H., Zaman, R. F., & Haque, R. (2013). Prevalence Of Different Protozoan Parasites In Patients Visiting At ICDDR’B Hospital, Dhaka. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Science, 39(1), 117–123. https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v39i1.16040

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2013)

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